Examples of perjurer in a Sentence
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Banks’s pathos matches that shown to Kennisha — a remarkable feat of storytelling that Just Mercy never achieves with its pathetic hillbilly perjurer (Tim Blake Nelson).
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Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
He’s been denounced as a perjurer by some pundits and mocked by late-night talk show hosts.
—oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2019
Kasowitz and, more importantly, Trump himself are calling Comey a perjurer.
—Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 9 June 2017
Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has characterized Comey as a leaker, a liar, and a perjurer—explosive allegations that were subsequently echoed by the president of the United States.
—Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 13 June 2017
Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
He’s been denounced as a perjurer by some pundits and mocked by late-night talk show hosts.
—oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2019
Kasowitz and, more importantly, Trump himself are calling Comey a perjurer.
—Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 9 June 2017
Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has characterized Comey as a leaker, a liar, and a perjurer—explosive allegations that were subsequently echoed by the president of the United States.
—Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 13 June 2017
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Perjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perjurer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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perjurer
noun
per·jur·er
ˈpər-jər-ər 
: a person guilty of perjury
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